Adding Direct TV in another room

No, adding equipment triggers a new commitment.

 

That's how DIRECTV made that record $4.7 billion profit in the 2013 - 2014 year. Charging all those equipment fees like they were a bank! They make a lot of money this way.

 

Why don't you tell us about the 200 foot HDMI cable run. Have a big lot with other buildings? What are you trying to do?

Rich

 

For 200 feet? Not sure if anybody here has tried that. You might end up needing something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Flashmen-Amp...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
I have used a 25 foot HDMI cable to put the same picture on a couple TV sets using these: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics...id=1579198013&sprefix=hdmi+cou,aps,163&sr=8-3 but I don't know how much loss you would get in a 200 foot run. The amplifier I linked to above might help with that.

Rich

 

I had problems getting Ethernet cabling to every room in our home that has a TV set. Took me awhile but I did it. I did not want to depend on a wireless connection for anything. Look at the posts about that in this thread...that's pure truth! I've had speeds over 200 Mbps down for years and I want nothing to do with wireless. You're worried about walls and appliances? I have a top of the line router maybe 15' from one TV set and I thought I could get away with a wireless connection. That did not work out well and it's now hardwired. No walls or appliances just problems.

I've run a lot of wire/cabling and conduit in my life and I don't think you're gonna need a 200' HDMI cable. Not to go 50'. Unless you have a really weird run. I get the idea it's better to have too much cabling than not enough but you're gonna see losses. I think. That's what the amplifier I linked to is for.

Rich

 

If you do a Google search you will find info from people that had issues trying to go with a 50 ft. HDMI cable for DirecTV.

This HDMI extender device says it will go 196 ft. I've never tried so I can't verify that.

https://www.amazon.com/Extender-Sin...t=&hvlocphy=9022364&hvtargid=pla-814983088291

 

Yes. Your HDMI Splitter must support HDCP copy protection. Most modern powered HDMI splitters should do that.

 

You might want to consider using ethernet-over-powerline adaptors. I've used these successfully in the past.
Google search

 

I suggest you check out Monoprice . com Web site and Look for Extending HDMI over Cat 5/6 -- Then just run a Cat 6 Cable 200' -- or if you want to add a 200' HDMI cable Get your Splitter and lay it on the floor to the other room and TEST to see if it work --Before you Waste your time Running the HDMI or CAT6 Cable Through the walls --If it works the proceed.

 

Do you have any intention of canceling DirecTV in the next two years? If not, why spend money to avoid a new commitment? Also, if you still have 8 months on your current commitment, then you'd only be extending the commitment by 16 month, not 2 years. They don't add 2 years to your existing commitment, they start a new 2 year commitment.

 

I read something a few years ago that said that cable/satellite companies would all be losing money if they were forced to eliminate all equipment fees. I think they probably charge pretty much their own cost for the packages, and the equipment fees cover the overhead and profit.

 

Another option is a hd video sender. Right now I am using a SD video sender. It works fine. Whats nice is I can control my dtv receiver from the video sender unit receiver in the other room. I need to get a HD video sender in the future.

https://www.amazon.com/measy-FHD676...ords=hdmi+video+sender&qid=1579214320&sr=8-14